Prague – Over 70 percent of Czechs are against the acceptance of refugees from Syria and North Africa, while immigrants from Ukraine are rejected by 44 percent of Czechs and 53 percent of them are… …read more Source: České...

DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Around 300 people held a protest against the OSCE in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, picketing a hotel in rebel-held Donetsk in what the security watchdog said was an orchestrated move to restrict its work. …read more Source:...

Russia’s gas giant Gazprom said Thursday it wants to “amicably” settle an antitrust case brought by the European Commission that could cost it billions. The case was filed in April, with the Commission accusing Gazprom of abusing its market power to bully and overcharge central European governments and companies, infringing EU competition...

Who knew pro-Russian militants were that into video games? Image by Ben Andreas Harding on Flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. On July 22, the self-declared Luhansk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine released what appeared to be a shocking video: a Stinger, an American-made Man-Portable Air-Defense System (MANPADS), was found in the Luhansk Airport....

Chinese officials on a visit to Belarus. Image: mil.by Situation in Ukraine remains the major concern for Belarusian government. The prospects for Russia’s airbase is still uncertain as Minsk maintains low-profile cooperation with NATO. Belarus gets additional second-hand Russian S-300 but has no chances to get newer systems in the...

A delegation of the PLA General Political Department on a visit to Belarus. Image: mil.by Situation in Ukraine remains the major concern for Belarusian government. The prospects for Russia’s airbase is still uncertain as Minsk maintains low-profile cooperation with NATO. Belarus gets additional second-hand Russian S-300 but has no chances...

Almost nine out of 10 Russians approve of thier president, according to survey that also highlights support for Ukraine strategyVladimir Putin’s approval rating is at record levels with nine out of ten Russians saying they have a positive view of their president. Putin had an approval of 87% in July, and an all-time high of 89% in June,...